Since I'm spending my hobby time in crypto-land I figured it wouldn't hurt to put this up here to highlight a skill that might be needed by some.

I started out in 1998 with an Oracle shop and have used my DB skills for many other hobby projects for the past 20 years as well; everything from MUDs to paintball to baseball related projects. Below is a list of some of the things I can do:

I should note that some of these abilities can certainly be used on other databases (PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle) but I'm most comfortable with MySQL right now.

Write queries used for front-end and back-end applications

Review query performance and optimize code

Design and code DB tables to store your application’s data

Configure *nix DB environment/MySQL settings for best performances

Create and optimize indexes for better performance

Data modelling to visualize DB structure

Work with your devs to create optimized queries

Create DB triggers for automation

Create migration tools for conversions (through python mainly)

Develop views, stored procedures, and functions

Rates would start at around BTC0.003 an hour but would be discussed on a per task basis. I'm not interested in joining a nascent team to help with their project for portfolio building/future compensation. As I'm a newbie here I would like to work with more established and trusted community members as I'd work with the expectation of payment upon task completion at an agreed rate and not require a deposit. I will of course work with anyone if you're willing to pay a deposit after a quote is agreed upon.

My ideal task would be to find a bottleneck in your app/site and optimize the query, db structure, back-end and/or logic to improve its performance. Maybe this is something you've been looking for help with?